// Global Functions 
$(document).ready(function() {
	
	// stretch homepage touts to be the same height
	// if left-tout exists by expanding the innerborder
	if ($('#left-tout')) {
		
		// get the right and left tout divs
		var lBorder = $("#left-tout").find(".inner-border");
		var rBorder= $("#right-tout").find(".inner-border");
		
		// get their border heights
		var lHeight= lBorder.height();
		var rHeight = rBorder.height();	
		
		// compare and alter the smaller one's border height
		if(lHeight < rHeight) {
			lBorder.height(rHeight);
		}
		else {
			rBorder.height(lHeight);
		}
	}
	
	// no need to do anything
	else {
		return;
	}
});